Search form

Policy

Effective cybersecurity and privacy require good public policy in addition to good technology. Policy is a core research area for the Institute for Information Security & Privacy at Georgia Tech, led by Associate Director Peter Swire -- a professor, Atlanta-based attorney and nationally regarded expert who has twice served in the White House on these issues. Other prominent Georgia Tech professors leading national research in this area include Annie Antón, Hans Klein, and Milton Mueller.

Topics of research include:

1.) The Georgia Tech Research Project on Cross-Border Requests for Data, with multiple research publications by collaborators from Georgia Tech, the Cyberlaw Clinic at Harvard Law School, Oxford Internet Institute, and Alston & Bird

3.) Rules for transfer of personal informationbetween the European Union and the United States, in connection with continuing litigation and policy disputes about whether US legal protections are “adequate” under EU law

4.) Encryption and government access to the content of communications in transit and at rest, as discussed in this Senate testimony

5.) Private-sector use of information, including in connection with Internet Service Providers, as the privacy rules come under continuing debate at the Federal Communications Commission

6.) Smart cities and smart campus initiatives, to ensure privacy and security for the Internet of Things, especially the devices we use to communicate our well-being

7.) Internet Governance Project, hosted by the School of Public Policy, to conduct research and policy analysis on the relationship between cybersecurity and global Internet governance

8.) Governance of BGP Routing Security and its susceptibility to both errors and attacks

The views expressed here are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Institute for Information Security and Privacy or Georgia Tech.

Mar. 23, 2018DeBrae Kennedy-Mayo, attorney and faculty member in the Scheller College of Business, presented at the Delta Air Lines quarterly information security awareness lecture series, speaking about "International Implications of Privacy Rights." [Slides]

Jan. 16, 2018
As retailers gather more customer data to support targeted sales, Peter Swire explains to the Washington Post that some data -- such as body measurements -- could be interpreted as medical data and perhaps should require the same safeguards as medical records.

Sept. 27, 2017
The 15th Annual Georgia Tech Cyber Security dedicated a full day to the topic of attribution, featuring presentations by Manos Antonakakis, Peter Swire, Panos Kintis, David Formby, and discussions with guests from Microsoft Corp., the Council on Foreign Relations, FBI, and more.

June 6, 2017Milton Mueller, Professor in the School of Public Policy, participated in a discussion at the D.C. think tank New America about his new book, "Will the Internet Fragment?: Sovereignty, Globalization and Cyberspace." The discussion focused on the current global structures and policies that govern the internet and future needs to ensure continued innovation.

June 5, 2017Jesse Woo, attorney and privacy research associate at Georgia Tech,talks to The Policy Scout about how to protect yourself from intrusive technology and why privacy is a bigger deal than we'd all like to admit.

Dec. 19, 2016
Professor and Chair Annie Antón, who recently served as one of 12 commissioners for the President Obama's Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity, tells WABE-FM NPR Atlanta (NPR audio) how the education community should respond to the dire need for cybersecurity professionals.